Door-holder.



G. L. noiamsou & J. DEAN. DOOR HOLDER. APrLIUATION FILED AUG. 15,1908.

911,074. Patented Feb. 2, 1909. Y

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 2, 1909 Application filed August 1511908. Sci-1a! No. 448,656.

To ell whom it 'r ney. concern screw 4, when the casing or frame is secured -Be it'known that we, Gnonon L. Roms-f to the door-frame or jamb 5.

7 son and JAMES Dmamlcitizens of the United Tongue or lug; 6 is integral with the inter- States,t residiri at Santa Monica, in the mediate portion or back 2 of the frame,and

5 county of Los geles andState of Califon said tongue is positioned parallel with the 60 nia, have invented certain new and useful sides 1, l, and is provided with an aperture Improvements in 'DOOPJ'lOldGIS, of which 7. The tongue 6 is formed intermediate the the following is s. specification, reference l.!8 ends, and preferably, at the center of the ing had tl'iereinzto the aecoinpanying'draiw back or intermediate portion 2, for the pur- 10 in". 1 T pose hereafter desoriocd. i 65 Ihisinvent-ion relates to improvements in We, preferably, form the casing or frame combined. holders andgehech's or l'iumpors, from a single sheet-metal blank by formin a'n'cl has'forlits objt't-he provision of means substantially V-shaped notches 8 in one and for facilitating the holding of a door' in a. and cutting the outer ed es, at 9, away, for

closed ositiom. reducing the substantially V--sl1nped lugs 3. 7o

Anot erobject of the invention is the pe he corners of the blank, at the'opposite end, euliar construction of aeombined holder and are also cut at an an le, as'at 10, for mini bumper, which is adapted to be used in con: inizin the wei ht of t is casing. The tongue nection {with' anyspring -eetuated door, and 6 is SU lLSt-fl-ntla y V-shaped, and is partly cut isv especially eohstrpdted ffor and adapted to from the body of the blank, and as said be usedyvith screen-doors. tongue extends transversely of the interme- It isgwell-lmoynfthatM ith'screeibdoorsofl diate portion or back 2, it will be, seen that the 'Oi'dilthlj pe, hen they are swung when tiieblank isb'ent to the shape shown in closed by the lion-of tlreirspnngor sprin Fig. 1;. the tongue will, be'positioned parallel 21's hi es;said doojrs"often fly back and remain igvithland betweenthe sides 1, so that when so so cientl .lewaysfronythedoor frame .oi' the spring 11, hereinafter s ecifically dejen ib' to save, a lcrackfor the entrance of scrihed is attached, through t e medium of insecu e-11d, consequently, another ohject of. apertu re 7 to the tongue 6, thes'tra-in -will be our'imiention is to"provridea.device which in an imaginary line parallel with the body of 3'0 will avoid thisohjection, which device will the tongue, instead of at right-angles, as

not only serveto revent the door. from would be the case if the tongue was not partslamining violently, ut will serve to prevent sllel with the sides, but at right-angles thereany rebound, and also which device will hold to; the. eculiar construction and 0sition-- the-door tightlyshut' until it is desired to ing of t 0 ton ue increases the l' e of the 35 manually opnthesnme. structure, as t 'e'amount of strain exerted 9'0 With these a'ndotlier ol-ijeets in view, the upon the lugby the sprin will not afloat its im ention consists of certain novel construcposition nor decrease its e cie'n'cy, lions, combinations, and arrangements of A pair of e scent-shaped arms 12 are pivparts, as will be hereinafter fully tleserilzed otally mounted it on rivets 13,- whichrivets 4a and claimed. extend not only t irou h the crescent-shaped In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective arms, lmt also throughthe sides 1'. Rivets view of a. device constructed in accordance or shall ts 14 connectthe outer ends of the with our invention. Hg. 2 isa front view, pivotnllymiounted arms 12, and, uponthese showingthe some applied to a sup ort und'; rivets or shafts are rot-stably moun ed rollers as in position as it appears when nctun ly hold- 15 and 15*, which are, referebiy ormed of 100 ing' a door closed, and r ig. 3 is a vertical, secielding material, as or instance, rubber. tionul view taken on line 3;3, Fig. 2. lie. 4 he outer rubber roller 15 is adapted to be is a plan View of the blank prior tofolding for engaged by the frame of the door 16, whereas forming the frame or easing. the inner roller 15 constitutes a huil'er for so Referring to the drmi'ings hy numerals, l telling the jar off of the rivets 13, when the m5 designates the sides of the frame or easing, door it; is closed violently, as it will he seen and 2 the linekthereol. The sides and tin-e2: i U ml] referring to Fig. 3, that the imler ends imouch provided with a righ t-nngled into- .oi the :iinis'lZ do not normally engage the 'gml upmturcd lug 3, throug'zi Whirll extends bark or intcrmmliate portion of the frame snysuituhle fastening mcans,as furinstance, or raising, as (illFlJ S umlesirnhle. Rurthec- 11o more, by havin the rubber buffer 15 at the inner ends an between the arms 12, the ciosing of the door scesnsplished without practically any noise, forthereason that if the inner roller 15' was removed, or not em ployed, a very ineiiicient structure would be produced, because the tension of the spring 11 is sufficient to cause the inner ends .of the arms to hit against the back 2 and, strain the rivets 13, to sa noise which won d accom any thisoperation, whereas this is obviated lly the roller 15.

' The spring 11 is provided-with hooks, at each end, and one of the hooks is passed tlnough the aperture 7 of the tongue or lug 6, and the hook at the other end is faced over a rivet or connecting member 17. which is suppoited upon the outwardly-curved or (FOSI'KJlt-ShflPGtlEJ111812,lulu-V8611 the outer shaft carrying the roller 15 and the rivets 13.

Therefore, it will 'be seen that the spring is 7 under the greatcst strain when the arms 1;. are in tho position shown in Fig. 1"," or m other words, when the device s in its 0 ion or set position, whereby thedoor cou d be swung outward or to an openposition, but upon the door being closed, t is same will strike a ainst' the roller 15 and causes the outer ro lor 15 to en agc the door for holding the same closed. fonsequently, it will be seen that roller 15" also performs another function, to wit: acts as a bumper for lho door to fiist engage bei' ore said door has been moved to its closed osition, thereby obviatin e mar-ring of t \e door,.as would he the c if the door came in engagement with'a metallic arnn It is not necessary to injure the door when closing the saine, nor is it necessar to place a metallicreinforcing pla e or mom or upon the door, when the ru )llU-l' or yieldable roller or buffer 15 engages the same. Furthermore, it will be ap arent that when the device is in its closed or coke-d position, the roller 15 is placed between the cor-frame or jamb 5 and the tongue or lugfi, Fig. 3, thereby removing it out of the way, which position is accomplished b formin the tongue at or near the middle 0 the bacli or intermediate portion 2, as hereinbefore set forth. When it is desired, the spring can he quickly removed ofi o'r'lug 6 and shaft or connectin -rneinber 17', b simply detaching its books ends from sai parts or members.

What we claim is:

1. A device of the character described,-

comprising a sheet-metal casing formed from a single piece and rovided with sides and a back, said sides a back each provided with an apertured lug positioned at right-angles, said back rovidcd with an integral apertured lug'f ormcd at its center, said tongue positioned parallel with the sides, arms pivotally mounted upon the sides, a spring connothing at all about the hosted at one end to the tongue, means con-' necting its opposite end to the arms near their outer en s, yieldable rollers supported between and at the ends of said armsfone'oi saidrollers being adapted to bepositioned between an end of the casing and said ton uo. Y

2. A device of the character described, comprising a casing provided with sides and a back, said back provided with an inte ral tongue positioned parallel with the si es,- arms pivotally mounted upon the sides, rollare supported upon the arms ncartheir outer ends, a spring connected at 'one end to the tongue, means connecting the opposite end of the spring, to the arms, and one of the rollers adapted to be positioned near one edge of the tongue and between the sides of the casing.

3. A device of the character described,

comprising a casing provided with sides and a back, said back provided near its center with a tongue, a pair of rollers, means rotatably supporting said rollers u on said sides, means connected to said ro ler-mounting means'and tongue for exerting a pull -u on said supporting means, and one of the r0 e'rs adapted to be positioned between the sides and contiguous to the lug when the device is in a locked position.-

4'. A device of the character described, compri ing a casing formed from a sheet of metal and comprising a back and parallel ides, lugs at one and the same end of said sides and back, said back'provided with a tI'AUISVOIN" tongue nirtly cut from its body intermediate its cm s, said tongiuegiositioned )ardllcl with the sides, niovab e oor-sec'urmg means carried by said sides, and means connected with the tongue and said doorsecuring means for retaining it in a locked ori unlocked position.

5. A device of the character described,

comprising a casing provided with a tongue intermediate its ends, door-securing means provided with a air of rolle1s, ivotally mounted upon sai casing, said rol ers pos tioned at the ends of said door-secuiin means, means connected to said ton ue an said door-securing means for normally holding the door-securing meansin a locked'or unlocked position, and one of the rollers con stituting a bumper when the door-securin means is moved to an unlocked position, an

said last-mentioned roller being adapted to be ositioned between portions of the casing un contiguous to the tongue.

In testimony whereof we hereunto aliix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE L. ROBINSON. JAMES DEAN. Witnesses H. J. Euoamann'r, H. J. Wrirrri. 

